Thursday, May 08, 2008

Photo of the happy $180 million Powerball lotto winner



$180 Million Powerball Jackpot winner in Minnesota

A Waseca man claimed the $180.1 million Powerball jackpot from the Saturday, May 3rd drawing — the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in Minnesota. “It’s just really amazing,” said Paul Rosenau speaking from the Minnesota Lottery’s headquarters in Roseville with his wife, Sue.

The couple discovered their win May 4, the night after the drawing, while watching the 10 p.m. news. “We were in our jammies and ready to go to bed,” Paul recalled. But after realizing that the numbers on their single line quick-pick ticket matched the winning Powerball numbers on the screen, their plans quickly changed. The couple went to Sue’s place of employment to use the computer to double check their ticket. The numbers on the ticket matched all five winning numbers drawn plus the Powerball number.

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